Trouble Compiling Code Dependent on Folder Locations

My script requires the user to place input text files in a specific directory. This directory is pre-made, and is referenced by name and location relative to the script's location. This specific directory is not maintained during compilation. How can I get around this?

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

Don't make it relative to the compiled executable's folder. Just hard code the exact folder location (the "pre-made directory") into your code. I mean, you know exactly what it is, so why not?

[Kevin]

Thanks for the response. But the purpose of compilation is for deployment, no? I wouldn't be able to distribute the compiled program this way.

[Joseph Cheng]

Why not change the script to ask where these files are located? a simple uigetfile/uigetfolder implementation should negate any need for files to be in a specific location.

Secondly if you insist that it "*must* " be this way, you can use perform some necessary checks and use mkdir() to create the folder in an installation script file.